As an added bonus, that same article shows how we fight Global Warming..... Venezuela style..
While some Saudi officials focused on the meeting with Mr. Ramirez, others participating in the climate summit were treated to periodic presentations by mid-level Venezuelan government officials discussing the virtues of socialism and the evils of capitalism, not to mention its effect on the environment.
“Venezuela’s position on climate change is that the capitalist system is unsustainable for the life of the planet,” Mr. Ramirez told delegates this week.
There’s no shortage of irony, however.
Venezuela is the biggest oil producer on the continent, the region’s leader in CO2 emissions and, thanks to a generous fuel subsidy, sells gasoline for less than a penny a gallon. As a result, domestic consumption has soared in recent years to around 700,000 barrels a day, meaning Venezuela dedicates about a quarter of its crude production to supply its population of 30 million.
Venezuela’s government, which often expresses solidarity with progressive groups, had invited green activists to this year’s preliminary climate talks in what it said was a bid to get their voices heard at the U.N. But during an open forum with environmental organizations, Venezuela’s top official on climate matters, Claudia Salerno, refused to allow talk of cutting the use of fossil fuels to be included in the final draft of a resolution to be presented to the U.N., something that left many participants feeling dismayed.
“The whole framing of the discussion was lost,” said Mauro Fernandez, a climate campaigner from Argentina working for Greenpeace.
This stuff is worthy of the Onion.....
ETA: The Saudis may be whatever they are, but they DON'T have these problems....
Venezuela rushes for fuel imports as biggest refinery ails
